Prospectus Hit List for June 20

Hit List for June 18
Hit List for June 23Hit List updates are published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, starting April 2, 2014. Data presented here is based on games through the day prior to publication.Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.

45

28

50.5

49.4

49.2

.665

.682

77.1%

20.0%

97.1%

1.2%

2.0%

Next week the A's will become the final AL team to play without a DH. Credit goes to Alberto Callaspo's mother for putting together the MLB schedule.

2

44

30

40.1

39.5

38.7

.548

.528

47.1%

28.4%

75.4%

4.9%

1.4%

Mark Reynolds leads the team in home runs but isn't even close to being on pace for 200 strikeouts. What's the point of even having a Mark Reynolds, I ask.

3

43

29

41.8

41.8

41.6

.578

.558

58.1%

34.4%

92.6%

1.0%

-5.3%

On Wednesday Tim Hudson didn't strike anyone out for just the eight start in his career. Against the AL leader in strikeouts! Against Adam Dunn!

4

41

33

40.3

38.1

38.2

.532

.552

43.1%

15.8%

59.0%

-4.9%

-9.5%

Canadian customs agents are on double alert looking for anyone resembling John Farrell coming into the country to work for "the local baseball team."

5

40

34

41.3

41.1

40.0

.548

.529

41.3%

47.2%

88.5%

-0.1%

10.6%

Clayton Kershaw has walked eight batters this year. Two of those is Cody Ross, who has nine walks on the year.

6

39

34

39.5

42.1

42.1

.557

.537

42.6%

27.1%

69.7%

-6.1%

7.2%

Here's a list of Cardinals with more than six home runs: Jhonny Peralta. Also Matt Holliday and Peter Bourjos, if you stack them on each other and drape a large trench coat on them.

7

39

33

38.0

34.4

34.6

.507

.527

23.6%

14.0%

37.5%

-4.8%

21.9%

Wade Davis went from terrible starter to impeccable setup man, and the big difference this year was wearing Chris Getz's old jersey number.

8

38

33

33.4

33.1

34.3

.489

.509

33.2%

15.3%

48.4%

3.1%

9.5%

Brian Roberts stole two bases in a game for the first time since 2011, and Derek Jeter was caught stealing. All in all, pretty entertaining old-timer's game.

9

38

33

39.1

44.0

44.3

.582

.602

20.1%

59.6%

79.8%

-1.2%

-4.1%

Cam Bedrosian's first career loss came when he was relieved and someone else gave up the game-winning hit. Just like his dad Steve.

10

37

34

39.7

39.1

39.1

.545

.525

62.8%

8.6%

71.4%

-5.8%

-7.3%

A Rube Goldberg machine built to throw a baseball in from left field would be more effective than Ryan Zimmerman, more educational, and better viral content.

11

37

32

34.3

36.0

35.2

.516

.536

53.6%

12.6%

66.1%

5.4%

-10.3%

In the last week J.D. Martinez has more home runs and RBI than Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera — combined. J.D. Martinez was released by the Astros. Cabrera and V-Mart are paid 40 solid gold pizzas a day.

12

37

36

40.4

38.2

38.1

.526

.546

2.3%

19.3%

21.6%

-3.6%

-1.7%

In 30 1/3 innings Dominic Leone allowed just four earned runs, then in a 1/3-inning appearance, doubled it to make up for lost time.

13

37

36

34.7

34.7

34.9

.484

.504

15.8%

11.0%

26.8%

3.8%

4.1%

Nick Swisher couldn't have been more bro-like in his walkoff grand slam if he circled the bases in cargo shorts and sandals.

14

37

34

35.3

35.0

34.9

.500

.520

14.4%

11.8%

26.2%

1.9%

-1.3%

Chris Davis is on pace to only hit 27 home runs. QUESTION PECOTA AGAIN, I DARE YOU.

15

37

35

34.8

35.5

36.6

.499

.479

28.3%

13.8%

42.1%

5.8%

-6.3%

Gavin Floyd's elbow didn't look good as he exited the seventh inning, but in his defense all elbows look kinda weird.

16

36

36

37.1

34.3

33.6

.490

.470

2.9%

2.7%

5.6%

-1.4%

-5.8%

It's been several hours since Giancarlo Stanton last hit a home run that defied geometrical laws. He's gone soft on physics.

17

35

36

35.3

34.9

35.2

.494

.474

5.9%

14.6%

20.5%

-2.2%

5.6%

Not a misprint: Aroldis Chapman has struck out fjr46jsvn***4fjd of the batters he has faced this year.